Anxiety Flashcards
What is the definition of anxiety?
A negative aspect of stress characterised by irrational thinking, loss of concentration and fear of failure.
What are the two types of anxiety?
- Competitive trait
- Competitive state
What is competitive trait anxiety?
When a performer suffers nerves in most situations (personality trait).
What is competitive state anxiety?
When a performer only experiences anxiety at a specific time during a competition situation. They will experience a temporary rich of anxiety.
What are somatic symptoms of anxiety?
- Shaking
- Muscular tension
- Sweating
- Increased heart rate
What are cognitive symptoms of anxiety?
- Worrying
- Irrational thinking
- Loss of concentration
- Confusion
What are the 6 causes of anxiety?
- Running out of time when losing
- Increased competition
- Injury
- Playing badly
- Letting the team down
- Being watched
What are 3 advantages to using a questionnaire to measure anxiety?
- Efficient, quick, cheap
- Allows easy comparison
- Deals with lots of info
What are the 4 disadvantages of using a questionnaire to measure anxiety?
- Biased answers
- Misunderstood questions
- Low response rate
- Subjective
What are the advantages of using observation to measure anxiety?
- True to life
- During a real game
What are the disadvantages of using observation to measure anxiety?
- Behaviour change when being watched.
- Might know the performer.
- Subjective
What are the advantages of using physiological methods to measure anxiety?
- Objective
- Specific
- Factual
- Measured in real life situations
What are the disadvantages of using physiological methods to measure anxiety?
- Causes stress
- Expensive equipment
- Devices may restrict performance
- Equipment training
